In his latest book, On Borrowed Time, leading Australian ecologist Professor David Lindenmayer writes that biodiversity loss is 'the most significant environmental problem facing Australia'. In fact, he continues, we are 'in the midst of the planet's sixth great extinction event', now being driven at alarming speed by human intervention. But while acknowledging the 'good, bad and ugly' news about Australia's environment, Lindenmayer says we do have the knowledge and resources to tackle the problems. In the book's final section, 'The hero: fighting back against inadequate action', Lindenmayer lists the 10 key environmental problems facing Australia and how we can tackle them. This edited extract highlights key points from two of the 10 problems.
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